Silver Creek Pond near Petoskey: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Silver Creek Pond is set in Emmet County, Michigan. The water sits 666 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Emmet County standards. You are 7.3 miles from Petoskey. Further out sit Indian River (9.8 miles) and Harbor Springs (10 miles). The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Silver Creek Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Across Emmet County, recorded fish include yellow perch, rock bass, smallmouth bass and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Silver Creek Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 18°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Silver Creek Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A jetty or pier is mapped about 80 yards from here. This sits inside Tanton Family Working Forest Reserve, so read the reserve notices first. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Pickerel Lake is 2.7 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Silver Creek Pond for certain.